Bloggers on the Bus: How the Internet Changed Politics and the Press

Boehlert, Eric

ISBN 10: 1416560106 / ISBN 13: 9781416560104

Published by Free Press, 2009

About this Item

First edition, first printing. Very good in very good DJ. Dark blue boards and binding with silver print on spine; head and tail of spine lightly bumped. Remainder mark on bottom. Interior clean and unmarked. DJ has not been price clipped. It does show some edge wear, rubbing, and a couple of small stains.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Bloggers on the Bus: How the Internet Changed Politics and the Press
• Publisher: Free Press
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1416560106
• ISBN 13: 9781416560104
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

About this title

Synopsis

From the author of Lapdogs comes an intriguing examination of the world of the blogosphere as a place where political journalists—and politicians—can reach out to a niche online audience that may have been turned off by traditional media channels.

Following in the bestselling tradition of Timothy Crouse’s classic book The Boys on the Bus, Bloggers on the Bus explores how the blogosphere has revolutionized and empowered progressive political campaigning. Liberal politicking has been radically impacted by these grassroots (or "netroots") efforts, influencing the candidates and how campaigns are conducted.

Using the 2008 presidential campaign as a compelling backdrop, Boehlert colors Bloggers on the Bus with character sketches of the people who are pioneering the major shift in today’s media. He describes how years before YouTube, a former pro rock saxophonist changed blogging forever by figuring out how to post television clips online. And perhaps most famously, a sixty-something Oakland housewife and Huffington Post volunteer managed to snag one of the biggest scoops of the Democratic Primary—Obama’s closed-door "bitter" comments.

Engagingly written and indisputably relevant, Bloggers on the Bus studies the unprecedented coverage, heated controversy, and major innovations that have emerged out of the political blogosphere.

About the Author

Eric Boehlert is the author of Lapdogs and an award-winning journalist who has written for Salon.com, HuffingtonPost.com, The Nation, and Rolling Stone. He lives with his family in Montclair, New Jersey.